2. Stay For Coffee
1098 Words
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||Eight months later...||
River stretched as she sat up on her bed. She hadn't gotten much sleep. Sebastian had spent the night out. Of course, he had come back with a woman at some point but that just pissed River more, because she had spent the night trying to placate her newborns.
She had nothing to complain about though. The boy bent backward between helping her out with her kids and living his own life. She was extremely grateful to him no doubt but she was just too hormonal and tired to be reasonable.
She placed her hand down and jumped when the TV came to life.
Since she was on maternity leave, Dr. Philomena Ross, the chief of orthopedic surgery was being considerate enough to send her footage of atypical cases. She had a soft spot for River as the only female resident in the program.
She quickly turned it off and left for the kitchen. She needed coffee before her children woke up.
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River quirked an eyebrow and suppressed a chuckle at the sight in front of her. Her dear old best friend was exchanging saliva with yet another bimbo he picked up from the club – she was one to quickly judge, she knew that. But she just couldn't help it. Her best friend always brought home the worst kind of woman.
She strode in, pulling her forever untamed hair together and tying it up in a messy top knot before she tied her robe tightly around her. She hadn't got much sleep last night, or for the last two months for that matter, so she probably looked like a zombie right now.
The woman in his arms caught sight of her and pulled back, her eyes wide as her arms dropped from his chest.
"Who is she?" She asked, looking flustered and almost cheated. Has some self-esteem, good. Maybe not a bimbo after all.
"I am the landlord and his best friend." River smiled at her. Her beautiful features eased out as she got off the counter.
"I should be leaving." She said, tucking a loose strand of her luxuriant blond hair behind her ear. Ah.. to have hair that sits where you want it to!
"No no, stay for coffee," River said, making her way to the coffee maker and pressing the power button. "Take a seat." She gestured to the stools behind the counter. She had to give credit to herself for this; she had done a great job with the interior design of the place. Of course, she might have annoyed the designer to the point he would probably never work for her, but the place was pure perfection, not too flashy and very homey.
"Thank you." The woman smiled at River, climbing onto a stool.
Sebastian grinned at his best friend, wiggling his eyebrow at her from behind the woman he had picked up from the club last night while she nodded in approval. This was the first woman he had brought home in a long long time whom River did not dislike at first sight. And no one could blame River; though Sebastian was a pain in the ass and the personification of irritating, she still thought the ladies didn't deserve him. Her boy was just too awesome!
"What's your name, by the way?" She asked, taking out three coffee mugs from the wooden cabinets.
"Alison Wilkins." The gorgeous smiled genuinely. She had a very pretty smile.
"And I am-" River didn't get to finish it because one of her kids started wailing at that moment. Sebastian held a finger up knowingly and flicked it. As if on cue, the other one joined the morning chorus.
She placed the mugs down and was about to rush towards them when Sebastian held his palm up and gestured to himself. "I will take care of them. They obviously love me more anyway."
River rolled her eyes as he turned on his heels and jogged towards the nursery.
"Are they.. " Alison trailed off, looking surprised again.
"Mine? Yes." River smiled. "He's their godfather."
"And the father?" Alison asked as she poured the coffee into the mugs.
"Not in the picture." River offered her a warm mug of coffee which she gratefully accepted. She passed her the cream and set Sebastian's mug down next to her before getting her own and climbing on to the kitchen counter.
"So what do you do?" She asked, taking a sip of the delicious coffee, savoring every drop. She had missed it during her eight months of being pregnant.
The children were born at thirty fifth week. A bit premature. They had managed to strangle each other with their umbilical cord so they had to operate them out. They both had some breathing troubles at first. But it was kind of normal for twins to be born before forty weeks. River had some complications as well. Well, she did have a very difficult pregnancy. The three were kept at the hospital for two more weeks and now were completely fine. Now she had two healthy two-month-old babies.
A girl and a boy, as she had predicted.
Kiara and Lucas Johnson.
"I work at Rhode Industries. I am assistant to the PA of the President. " Alison said. "And you?"
River nodded. Rhode Industries were pretty famous and the former chairperson was one of Dr. Rose's patients. "I am a resident doctor. I am going to resume work in a few months."
"What about the kids?" She pointed at the door Sebastian had disappeared into.
"My mother and grandmother are more than happy to take care of them." She smiled at the guest.
The two women fell into a comfortable silence, the only sound the occasional whimper or chuckle from the nursery.
"Do you miss being pregnant?" She asked out of the blue.
River was confused by the question.
"Huh..."
She didn't know exactly. She had never thought about it.
"I miss my bump." She shrugged unsure, as she took another sip from her mug.
The both of them stared at each other for a second before they burst out laughing.
They were catching their breath when they heard Sebastian make his way back.
River quirked a brow seeing the expression etched on his face.
"Oh my god!" Sebastian joined them on the table. "What on earth are you feeding them?"
His face was scrunched and his forehead beaded with sweat.
Alison and River looked at each other, and burst out laughing again, clutching their sides.
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